Out and About!

We are finally approaching summer weather here in Wyoming.  In fact, we have gone from the mid 60s to high 80s in one week.  That's a difficult change!  Hope you are enjoying summer!

I finished a beautiful customer wall hanging this week called "Out and About".  It's not big, only about 20.5 x 26.5 but it still took about six hours to complete.  I had a grand time!

Once the quilt was sandwiched with two layers of 50/50 cotton/bamboo batting, quilting began with stitching in the ditch around the borders and then edge stitching around all the appliqué.  This was done with Isacord thread.

Next came the background fill, which although it appears white, is actually a avery light green.   I needed a 60 weight thread and usually use Bottom Line from Superior Threads but I would have to order it and pay shipping and I wasn't sure whether the color would work or not.  So I tried a 60 weight Prescencia thread in cotton which Blakeman Vacuum and Sewing recently started carrying.  They had a light green that blended perfectly.

It was great to work with and turned out beautiful on the quilt.

These dragonflies have gotten into my system and are just too fun so a few worked great in this setting.  And a sun was perfect for the outdoor scene!

It didn't turn out quite like I wanted but Mr. Red Wing is supposed to be carrying a little twig in his beak.

The border fabric is stunningly gorgeous but I went with some simple stitching in order to let the fabric shine and not overdo the appliqué area.  The plan was to give the appearance of water.

And that's Out and About!  My customer was thrilled and so was I!  

Have a wonderful weekend; we plan to take advantage of the nice weather and play in a tennis tournament.    

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